During a trip to Sicily in 1920, Luigi Pirandello meets two gravediggers-turned-playwrights rehearsing a play with their amateur dramatics. Pirandello takes an interest in the odd couple, having been suffering from writer's block while working on his eventual masterpiece, Six Characters in Search of an Author.
La balia
The original title is "La stranezza" (IT).
The runtime is 103 minutes (1h 43m).
The film was directed by Roberto Andò.
The screenplay was written by Roberto Andò and Massimo Gaudioso.
The score was composed by Michele Braga.
Cinematography was handled by Maurizio Calvesi.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt17374778.
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La stranezza
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Italiano
Italy
